Tunisia
Political Risk
Despite condemnation from human rights groups, we see little prospect for an improvement in political freedoms in the near future. The Tunisian government sees its political stability...
2008-06-25Economy
Unrest has erupted once more in the Tunisian town of Redeyef, southwest of Tunis. One man was killed and several others injured when police attempted to disperse hundreds of youths....
2008-06-20Economy
Tunisia's exchange rate stood at TND1.1740/US$ at the time of writing, down from TND1.149/US$ in March. We see scope for further depreciation of the dinar against the dollar over...
2008-06-20Economy
Inflation shows little sign of easing in the short term and we have raised our year-end forecast to 5.0%. High commodity prices are the underlying cause and will put upside pressure...
2008-06-02Economy
The annual Jewish pilgrimage to the Ghriba Synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba passed without incident at the end of May, although the event took place under tight security....
2008-05-30Economy
Industrial output was down by 1.24% y-o-y in March, and although we forecast production to rise in 2007 overall, we believe that growth will be slower than in 2007 (4.3% y-o-y against...
2008-05-30Economy
As the official launch of the Union for the Mediterranean draws closer, we reiterate our view that the Arab-Israeli conflict will hinder any meaningful political integration, although...
2008-05-29Economy
High commodity prices are a major risk factor for North Africa - not only have we increased our year-end inflation forecasts across the board, we also anticipate above-target budget...
2008-04-25


